23 Feb 2026

New move-on orders - where will people go?

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 23 February 2026

The government has announced it will give police new powers to issue so called move-on orders - as a way to legally get disruptive individuals out of a particular area like the CBD. It's expected to impact the way they police homelessness in particular, in Auckland and across the country. But once you move on someone who doesn't have a home, where do they go? Director of the Methodist Mission in Christchurch Jill Hawkey spoke to Jesse.

Homelessness Bin the Ban letter for parliment

Photo: Nick Monro